The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-10-20

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ington City chemist, assays ffty-two
per cent. silver.
Pee Dee Inder: Mr.. Thomas Bar
,rington, a native of Marlboro, but now
of Richuond county, n. c., sold to +.
B. Gibson, of Gibson Station, 1000
pounds Of home made bacon and 200
pounds of lard, besides having fur
nished his plantation all the year, and
still has sufficient to last him all this
year and more too.
New Era: Fayetteville has an enter.
prise which commends itself. 1t is
the manufacture Of pressed brick for
ornamental purposes, such as mould.
ings, orne and etc. The brick are
smooth and present a handsome appear
ance when worked into the exterior
walls Of brick structures, MI. E. A.
Poe is the manager.
Wilmington Star: A large and en-
thusiastic meeting of W~ilmington's
most substantial citizens has declared
in favor of a subscription of $4,000
to the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley
Railroad. Now for an extension of
the road and a straight line between
Wilmington and Cincinnati. That or
something like it is all that is neces-
sary to make u commercial. metrop-
oils one of the leading Atlantic ports.
State Chronicle: A meeting of the
N. G.. Board of Pharmacy will be held
in the city of Raleigh on Wednesday
of Fair week, October 10th, for the
purpose of examining such candidates
for licence to practice pharmacy as
may appear before it. Any further
information will be cheerfully fur
nished by the Secretary of the Board,
William Simpson, Raleigh, N. c.
Rev. D. P. Meacham, of Wake coun-
ty, an organizer of the Farmers AL
lance, has been addressing the farm
ers of Franklin this week, and organ
ling branches of the Alliance.
Chatham Record: We are pleased to
state that the old coal mine at Farm
vile, near Egypt, is now being worked
or a more extensive scale than at any
time since the wal. Not only that,
but the coal now being mined is of a
better quality than any ever before
seen in Chatham. 1t was the coal
from this mine that was used at our
State Exposition, in 1884, as fuel for
tho or~noo that RON oil 1.-Two ,ooobirn,ry
there. This mine was worked quite
extensively before the war, but since
then very little work has been done
there recently, however, Mr.. w. H.
Segroves has employed a considerable
force of miners and is getting out a
frst-rate quality..of bituminous coal in
large quantities.
Asheville Ctazcn: Yesterday, while
in Waynesville, DIR. Allen showed us
the squash of the period. 1t weighs
l43 pounds and is certainly the jumbo
of the squash family. 1t was raised
by Mr.. Henry Green, one of Hay
woods best farmers, and is of the Chill
variety. At the last fair held in Ashe-
vile DR.. Allen purchased a squash of
this variety then on exhibition, which
weighed a little over 100 pounds, and
gave MI. Green some seed. Mr.. Green
has "beaten the record the
last two weeks there have been shipped
from Hickory, N. c., to Chicago and
other points, twenty thousand dollars
worth of dried blackberries. It is es-
timated that there will be over one
hundred thousand dollars worth of
dried fruits marketed at Hickory du.
the next three months.--An
apple measuring IA inches in cir
conference has been sent by a Bun
combe farmer to the editor Of the
Citizen. Talk about big "horse". ap-
pies! These ought to be named the
"elephant apple.
News- Observer: 1t is reported that
active steps are being taken in Hen
derson for the. establishment of a
bonded tobacco warehouse with a ca
of 5000 hogsheads. There: is
of energy and capital behind
the movement to insureasuccess.-
Some ladies of the city will give a fair
every night during next week for the
benefit of the Independent hose reel
company. 1t will be held in the Mil
er building on Fayetteville street. A
zane will be voted to the
most popular druggist, and a gold
watch will 60 to the lady who gets the
most votes.-The Baker copper mine
n Granville county, is situated %
niles from Oxford and within Q2 feet